The Full Monkey

"The Full Monkey"

Full Monkey is the 39st episode of the TV series Kim Possible. It marks the fifth appearance of the villain Monkey Fist and revisits Ron's fear of monkeys.

Plot synopsis

After spending the morning fretting about looking her best for picture day, not to mention, trying to avoid having to wear a dress made for her by Nana-Possible (the McGuffin for this episode), Kim is called away to China where Monkey fist is attempting to steal an ancient monkey talisman.

The mission appear to business as usual for Kim and Ron, that is until a carelessly flung spear results in said ancient monkey talisman ending up around Kim's neck, where it promptly bonds itself to her skin, becoming an unsightly green tattoo. Needless to say, Kim is not pleased about this.

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The Nana-dress

Back in Middleton, Kim tries to practice for an up coming cheer competition, but her mind isn't on the job. Instead of being the bouncy bubbly cheerleader that she normally is, she has an overwhelming urge to sleep, and to scratch herself in a way that is less than ladylike. Itching and yawning, however, soon becomes the least of her problems as her eyebrows begin to spread to the rest of her face. Before long, Kim's "facial hair problem" becomes a "hand and foot hair problem" too, and Wade informs her that the monkey talisman is going to turn her into a monkey unless something is done about it.

Meanwhile, Monkey Fist arrives in town on "Monkey Business", and sends his legion of monkey ninjas to locate Miss Possible. A struggle ensues and the ninjas abduct Kim and take her to their master. One of the monkey ninjas (Chippy) puts on the dress that Nana Possible made for Kim, and when Ron sees the monkey wearing the dress he believes that it is Kim, fully transformed.

Hilarities of various kinds follow as Ron, believing that Chippy is Kim, tries to overcome his fear of monkeys by carrying on as if nothing was wrong. He takes Chippy to the mall and to the movies, but not before taking him to the school photographer (it is picture day after all), guaranteeing Kim an interesting school photo.

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Kim: "I'm a banana eating tree swinger"

While Ron is bonding with Chippy, Kim, now almost completely transformed (and sporting a tail), is being held prisoner by Monkey Fist, who is determined to recover the talisman so that he might become a monkey instead of her. Not wanting to stick around and see how he plans to remove the talisman (the word "painful" was mentioned a couple of times), Kim escapes from Monkey Fist and heads for Middleton High.

Meanwhile Wade informs Ron that, unless Kim is changed back soon, she will be a monkey for the rest of her life, and that Chippy is indeed not Kim. Realizing that this means that he spent the entire day with a real monkey, Ron freaks out a little, but not as much as usual, and he comes to accept Chippy as a friend.

With one drama over, another arrives. Kim is reunited with Ron in the school corridor, and is less than pleased when she finds out that he didn't even notice that she was gone (on account of believing that Chippy was her).

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Kim's school photo (2004)

This cheerful reunion is broken up by the arrival of Monkey Fist, who engages Kim in a Kung Fu duel that spills out in to the sports hall where the cheer leading competition is being held. As the Cheerleaders battle it out, so do Kim and Monkey Fist. Fortunately, Ron and Wade are on hand and, using the Kimunicator and a sample of Kim's DNA, they turn Kim back into her regular self just in time to beat Monkey Fist, and to complete the cheer squad's routine, winning them the competition.

Of course, even after all this, there is still one loose end left, one which ends up framed on the wall in the Possible house. Template:Endspoilers

Trivia

• The cybernetic tick mentioned by this episode's ride is the miniature robot from "Tick, Tick, Tick". This is the second time that a ride has referenced an incident that actually occurred on screen (the first being Mr. Nakasumi in "A Very Possible Christmas").
• This episode was set in late January/early February 2004, as evidenced by the banners welcoming in the Year of the Monkey. This makes it the only Kim Possible episode where the current in universe year is explicitly stated.
• This episode was both set and aired during Spring Festival 2004 (see above).
• Recurring theme, Ron's fear of monkeys and all other apes, not to mention his observation that Kim's crush's last name is close to "monkey".